iona's blog

It's a journal. It's a devotional. It's a record of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor. It's documentation of God's activities in real time. There are good days and bad, happy times and sad... I tell it like it is. This is an unscripted walk along the meandering paths of my mind. My life has never been dull... and I've never known boredom. Read on, you'll see...

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Name: Iona Hoeppner
Location: Kissimmee, Florida, United States

I am a happily married mother and grandmother of a large family. I've also had several careers including writer, teacher, trucker, investment and finance advisor, web master and artist. I am an ordained minister (not to the pulpit) and consider my calling to Christ's service my most important role in life.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Highs & Lows

A busy Saturday filled with highs and lows. I cleaned at the church, as usual, and enjoyed it, as always. Then I spoke for a long while with Wilma's friend about her death and her life. Wilma doubted any of her family would attend her services which she had already planned. No one in the family had known she was terminally ill with cancer, not her brother, not her son... no one. I praise God for her friends from her church and especially for the lady I spoke with who was with her and cared for her.

At varied times during the day and evening, I spoke with several family members about Wilma and her final arrangements. My heart especially went out to Norman and Willie (now known as Floyd). I wish I had just the right words to bring comfort, but I don't. I can only say I care, and pray for them as they deal with the shock and the pain (whether or not it is immediately recognized as such).

Later, I went to a new beauty shop near our house. Got a hair cut I really like and had my hair dyed, which I am not so proud of. It is peach colored and that is not what I was aiming at! They told me to come back next week for a redo. I plan to!

Next, I met Richard at Downtown Disney where he left his pickup in the parking lot and changed clothes while I drove to the
Ravenous Pig Gastro Pub. We were to meet Athena and Brian there to celebrate his graduation and great new position with UCF. We were all quite impressed with the food, service and environment. We'll definitely go back to that one!

And my day was like this...
  • 08:30 Leaving to go clean at the church. Have a strange sore on my foot.

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